WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo celebrated passage of his legislation, S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, which will restore funding to rural counties that steward tracts of untaxed federal lands, now heads to the President's desk for signature.
"The SRS program is vital to maintaining schools, roads and emergency response services in rural, forested counties," said Crapo. "We have a responsibility to these communities who house large swaths of untaxable federal land. The passage of this legislation will provide retroactive pay to counties that faced deep cuts since the program's expiration at...